Hershey Middle School
500 Homestead Rd
Hershey PA, 17033, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-531-2222
Ranking: (156 out of 2,311, top 7%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Derry Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 849 | 868 | 869 | 870 | 829 | 850 | 812 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 285 | 33.6% | 285 | 32.8% | 285 | 32.8% | 294 | 33.8% | 263 | 31.7% | 286 | 33.6% | 265 | 32.6% |
Grade 7: | 280 | 33.0% | 287 | 33.1% | 301 | 34.6% | 271 | 31.1% | 294 | 35.5% | 269 | 31.6% | 281 | 34.6% |
Grade 8: | 284 | 33.5% | 296 | 34.1% | 283 | 32.6% | 305 | 35.1% | 272 | 32.8% | 290 | 34.1% | 261 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 409 | 48.2% | 431 | 49.7% | 430 | 49.5% | 447 | 51.4% | 423 | 51.0% | 427 | 50.2% | 406 | 50.0% |
Female: | 440 | 51.8% | 437 | 50.3% | 439 | 50.5% | 423 | 48.6% | 398 | 48.0% | 415 | 48.8% | 402 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 94 | 11.1% | 81 | 9.3% | 81 | 9.3% | 66 | 7.6% | 64 | 7.7% | 63 | 7.4% | 59 | 7.3% |
Hispanic: | 45 | 5.3% | 45 | 5.2% | 48 | 5.5% | 40 | 4.6% | 25 | 3.0% | 29 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.3% |
Black: | 42 | 4.9% | 36 | 4.1% | 29 | 3.3% | 28 | 3.2% | 38 | 4.6% | 37 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.4% |
White: | 644 | 75.9% | 687 | 79.1% | 700 | 80.6% | 726 | 83.4% | 701 | 84.6% | 721 | 84.8% | 698 | 86.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 13.8% | 98 | 11.3% | 93 | 10.7% | 94 | 10.8% | 82 | 9.9% | 81 | 9.5% | 60 | 7.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 3.2% | 31 | 3.6% | 40 | 4.6% | 40 | 4.6% | 26 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.21 | 12.66 | 12.77 | 12.75 | 12.37 | 12.30 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.3% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.7% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.2% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.6% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.5% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.5% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.8% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.8% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.6% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.7% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.2% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.5% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.8% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.4% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.8% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 72.7% |
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* Hershey Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.